priories

The use of the term Black Ladies for the Brewood priory is in contradistinction to another priory in the neighbourhood - an Augustinian convent dedicated to St. Leonard and known as White Ladies Priory.The two priories were founded at about the same time and were of about the same size and importance.Medieval documents, particularly in the reign of Henry III frequently refer to the nuns or the priory of Brewood without indicating which community is meant.…

After a seven-year novitiate and training period, the Brothers live in these small communities named priories.

New churches are known to have been built before the Domesday book of 1086, again at the beginning of the 12th century, and then large-scale reconstruction work at the beginning of the 13th century.The status of these early churches -- whether they served as priories or as parish churches -- is not known.…

Abbeys and independent priories currently in operation are indicated by bold type.Dependent priories are not generally noted in this list, except for a few unusually significant ones.…

Every large monastery had depending upon it smaller foundations known as cells or priories.Sometimes these foundations were no more than a single building serving as residence and farm offices, while other examples were miniature monasteries for 5 or 10 monks.…

This attempted to cover the history and structure of every primarily domestic castle in Scotland, 663 buildings in all.A small number of non-domestic buildings associated with priories, churches, communal defence etc etc were also included.Highly regarded at the time, it is still read by those who have an interest in this specialist area.…

Brethren, if the Order of St. George is to be worthy of its name and of its claim we must not rest till we have a priory in every port and garrison, and in every great city where soldiers are stationed.Even if we had the necessary funds to endow these priories, have we enough brethren to take charge of them?…Cited from The Altar Steps, by Compton MacKenzie

From the 11th century to the French Revolution in 1789, the island was split in two causing considerable tensions, with the northern part administered by the Abbey of St Georges of Rennes and the southern part by the Abbey of St Gildas of Rhuys.The island was mainly composed of farms, mills, two priories and a church.The marine trade and taxes enabled the inhabitants to get resources from the mainland and further develop the island.…

The names of currently active Cistercian abbeys and independent priories are in bold.Apart from a very few unusually significant ones, dependent priories no longer operational are not usually listed.…

In 1553, though a layman, he was himself filling various ecclesiastical offices.He drew the salaries of several priories during his life, more lowly paid priests apparently doing the work.Though an earnest Catholic, however, Ronsard was never faithless to friends who took the other side.…Cited from Old and New Masters, by Robert Lynd

Several smaller priories, dependent on the monastery, were founded on these lands.Within the principal cloister, three ponds were kept full of fresh water.…

The friars built an oratory to the Blessed Virgin Mary and by 1265, the brethren, in keeping with their devotion to study, began erecting a school.Actually, the Dominican brothers likely began a school immediately after their arrival, as priories were legally schools.Information about the schools of the English Province is limited, but a few facts are known.…

The majority of these priories were destroyed during the Ottoman invasion.The last time that mention is made of this Congregation is in 1585.…

Our abbeys and our priories shall pay This expedition's charge.Cited from King John, by William Shakespeare

St John Ambulance Australia (also known as St John First Aid) (SJAA) is a self-funding charitable organisation dedicated to helping people in sickness, distress, suffering or danger.It is part of an international organisation that consists of eight Priories that form the Order of St John.St John First Aid training centres were established in Australia in the late 19th century.…

Paul's election as Grand Master was, however, never ratified under Roman Catholic canon law, and he was the de facto rather than de jure Grand Master of the Order.By the early 19th century, the order had been severely weakened by the loss of its priories throughout Europe.Only 10% of the order's income came from traditional sources in Europe, with the remaining 90% being generated by the Russian Grand Priory until 1810.…

For twenty-three years, these foreign houses remained in his hands; but with the peace of 1361 most of them were restored, only to be again sequestrated eight years later when the war was renewed.In the time of Richard II, the alien priories continued mostly in the hands of the Crown.In 1378, all the monks in alien priories were expelled from England.…

By the time of Carter's death in 1901 there were some 300 Sisters.At its height, the Community had some 45 priories and branch houses.The community's headquarters were, historically, at their purpose-built Victorian convent in Hatch Lane, Windsor.…

Currently a folly castle built in the early 19th century by the King family stands on the island.Trinity and Church Islands each have the ruins of medieval priories standing on them.The King family acquired the land around Lough Key in the 17th century Cromwellian Settlement, renaming the area from Moylurg to Rockingham.…

Fitzalan's grant names the leader of the community, Prior Fulk, although he may not have been the first.Augustinian communities were generally counted as priories, although large, entirely independent houses were called abbeys.The grant also mentions the dedication: to Saint John the Evangelist.…